REGISTERED NURSE - BEHAVIORIAL HEALTH SERVICES (UNIT A-F) - FULL-TIME DAY SHIFT (20786)

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center • Paramus, NJ

12h • $49 - $69

About The Position

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Behavioral Health Services Unit A–F. The nurse provides comprehensive, compassionate behavioral health care, assessing patients’ needs and clinical changes, planning and documenting care, supporting education and discharge planning, and coordinating with patients, families, physicians, nursing leadership, and the broader health care team. Care must reflect patients’ growth and development and be appropriate to the ages of those served.

The role includes admission, discharge, and group documentation in electronic medical records; participation in interdisciplinary rounds; and application of infection-control, safety, departmental, and quality standards. The nurse also supports quality data collection related to groups focused on depressive disorders and self-harm reduction, responds to specified hospital codes within assigned unit assignments, and participates in continuing education and unit meetings. The position is full-time, day shift, in a behavioral health service unit.

Requirements

• Current New Jersey RN licensure.
• BLS certification.
• Clinical nursing skills appropriate for an experienced behavioral health RN.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to speak, read, and write English to the extent required by the position.
• Ability to work semi-independently under the supervision of the NM/ADNs.
• BSN, or proof of enrollment in an accredited BSN program with completion expected within three years of the start date.

Nice To Haves

• One year of behavioral health experience, preferably focused on admissions, discharges, and group management related to depressive disorders and self-harm behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Identify and document initial observations and assess patient needs requiring immediate nursing action.
• Systematically assess nursing needs to detect clinical changes, then select, plan, evaluate, and document care based on the assessment.
• Assess, intervene, and document patient education, psychosocial, and discharge-planning needs.
• Initiate referrals to other departments, services, or outside agencies as appropriate.
• Provide comprehensive patient care and patient and family teaching.
• Consult nursing leadership about significant changes in a patient's condition.
• Communicate relevant patient-care information during shift-to-shift reports and collaborate with all members of the health care team.
• Use patient-care standards in clinical practice and document patient responses to treatment and progress toward discharge goals.
• Complete admission, discharge, and group documentation in electronic medical records.
• Seek clarification of unclear or inappropriate physician orders; interpret clinical data and promptly notify the physician when immediate changes in management are indicated.
• Participate in interdisciplinary patient-care rounds, presenting findings related to admission, discharge, and disease-specific groups.
• Apply infection-control and safety principles and maintain departmental policies, procedures, quality-assurance, environmental, safety, and infection-control standards.
• Orient patients to the environment and develop rapport.
• Assist with collecting and analyzing quality data for groups related to depressive disorders and self-harm reduction.
• Use the hospital computer system in accordance with job responsibilities and hospital policy.
• Assist other personnel as needed and accept patient-care assignments in emergencies or other duties as assigned.
• Keep up to date with trends relevant to the assignment and participate in continuing education, mandatory in-service programs, and sharing information gained at conferences.
• Respond to hospital codes (Team 20, Dr. Strong, RRT, and Code Blue) within assigned unit assignments.
• Attend monthly unit meetings and perform other duties supporting department and organizational objectives.
• Provide timely, professional, caring, and respectful customer service.

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Generous time-off policy including vacation days, personal time, sick leave, and nine paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Continuing education programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time